distraught

[ dih-strawt ]
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adjective
  1. distracted; deeply agitated.

  2. mentally deranged; crazed.

Origin of distraught

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract “distracted,” by association with straught, old past participle of stretch;see distract

Other words from distraught

  • dis·traught·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·dis·traught, adjective
  • un·dis·traught, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for distraught

distraught

/ (dɪˈstrɔːt) /


adjective
  1. distracted or agitated

  2. rare mad

Origin of distraught

1
C14: changed from obsolete distract through influence of obsolete straught, past participle of stretch

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